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- Nova Scotia. Commission of Inquiry Concerning the Expropriation of Lands of Lewis Miller & Co. Ltd. by the Nova Scotia Power Commission
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4 cm of textual records (4 file folders)
4 plot plans: blueprint
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The Nova Scotia Commission of Inquiry Appointed to Investigate Matters Concerning the Expropriation of Lands of Lewis Miller & Co. Ltd. by the Nova Scotia Power Commission, a government agency, was created by Order in Council on March 3, 1933. It was created in order to resolve the disagreement between the company and the Power Commission on a fair compensation amount to be paid. Justice William F. Carroll, judge on the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, was appointed chairperson along with A. Handfield Whitman, merchant in Halifax, and Daniel J. Purtill, lumberman of Halifax as co-commissioners. Its mandate was to determine the amount of compensation owed by the Nova Scotia Government to Lewis Miller & Co. Ltd, lumber mill, for the expropriation of their land at Saint Margaret’s Bay in 1921-1927. The Commission of Inquiry reviewed documentary evidence and held 5 days of hearings in Halifax from April 11 to 25, 1933. The commissioners could not agree on a final amount. Judge Carroll and Mr. Purtill submitted their report to Government on June 14, 1933. Mr. Whitman submitted his contrary opinion on June 12, 1933. The Government accepted the majority opinion and passed an Order in Council on July 7, 1933 authorizing payment to Lewis Miller & Company Ltd.
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Consists of typed transcripts of the hearings for April 11, 12, 19, and 20, 1933; documents submitted as evidence from the Nova Scotia Power Commission including plot plans of the disputed lands along the shores of Big Indian Lake and Five Mile Lake in the Indian River at Saint Margaret’s Bay, NS (1921-1933 collected in 1933); and the original order-in-council dated March 3, 1933 establishing the Commission and appointing commissioners.
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See also Nova Scotia Executive Council fonds, Orders in Council reports and recommendations for the final report and Order in Council authorizing payment. Nova Scotia Archives reference number: RG 3 volume 122 July 7, 1933 and RG 3 volume 147 page 110.
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Image: On St. Margaret's Bay Road